https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 23 May 2026 16:01:34 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new#post-1439366 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 20:53:15 +0000 shedev 1439366@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That top is lovely. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new#post-1439238 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 16:36:33 +0000 Tanya 1439238@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful blouse, so spring-y.&nbsp; Glad to you tried something new.<br />I would make it the star of the outfit and skip a topper.&nbsp; It would go great with white, light grey, olive or navy bottoms. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new#post-1439203 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 15:38:35 +0000 Anonymous 1439203@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It certainly is pretty - and I love that colour. It strikes me a dressier piece - good for evenings out etc.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp; I'll try on anything in the privacy of a fitting room or in my own home, but I'm always wary of actually buying something outside of my comfort zone unless I'm dead sure it looks great. &nbsp;(which is kind of contradictory - how would you know it looks great if it's way out of your zone?) &nbsp; Those are the items which end up unworn in my closet . This is a real conundrum though - as how are we to ever break new ground if we always stick to the same old thing? &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new#post-1439202 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 15:38:32 +0000 Anonymous 1439202@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a nice blouse. I agree that sometimes it's good to step out of one's comfort zone and try something different. I should do that more often! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new#post-1439200 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 15:34:59 +0000 AM 1439200@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wise words to push different silhouettes. Won't know until you try. Thanks for this reminder. I too often go into stores already thinking I know what works and doesn't.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new#post-1439193 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 15:25:22 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1439193@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lovely blouse. I wonder what you'd wear over it? The sleeves would not show with a jacket, and probably also get bunched up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new#post-1439185 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 15:14:08 +0000 texstyle 1439185@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It looks really pretty and fun for spring - good for you!&nbsp; You can wear bright pink with deep olive or chocolate brown as well as white, navy, gray, etc. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new#post-1439174 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 14:15:07 +0000 kkards 1439174@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>what a wonderful color. makes me long for spring!<br />anyway, while i think this will look wonderful with white bottoms, i'm also picturing it with a light stone or khaki, &nbsp;grey, and as a wildcard pairing blush!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new#post-1439163 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 12:35:53 +0000 Summer 1439163@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love this blouse, such a beautiful style and colour. &nbsp;It's always worth keeping an open mind. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new#post-1439159 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 11:34:32 +0000 Anonymous 1439159@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>i just bought white loafers. &nbsp;THAT is way new in my life.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new#post-1439150 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 11:05:43 +0000 Staysfit 1439150@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wildcard! Of course! That's the word I was looking for, not statement! Thanks everyone!</p> <p>I usually shop on my own, and I am very guilty of stopping at the hanger level. If I don't like it there, I don't try it. My DD and my friend have both pushed me to experiment more and to look for colors and fabrics I like and then to try them regardless of the style. It occasionally pays off like this. </p> <p>Thanks for the styling ideas! I am off to my closet to take a look...... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new#post-1439115 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 06:37:55 +0000 anne 1439115@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I need to do this more often. Lovely blouse </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new#post-1439092 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 04:09:42 +0000 Suz 1439092@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is lovely - - can't wait to see it on. It will look great with white and navy pencil skirts and also with greys, as <b>Shipskitty</b> points out.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Sharon</b>, what a beautiful story. I would love to come shopping with you. And <b>Gaylene</b>, chuckling at the SA's comment...</p> <p>I do make an effort to try the unexpected, yes. Often I base my "what to try" decisions on Angie's trend reports. Not because I want to be trendy, per se, but because her posts sometimes alert me to the possibilities of something I might otherwise have written off.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new#post-1439068 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 03:45:13 +0000 shipskitty 1439068@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lovely choice Staysfit!&nbsp;I guess that is your 'wildcard' for this season (to use Angie's term).&nbsp;I wear that colour with ink, navy, grey (dark or light) and black and find it plays well&nbsp;with all of those shades. It is fast becoming one of my favourite non-neutral colours and I am hoping to add more accessories to my wardrobe in that colour while it is abundant :)</p> <p>I have been trying to try on more things outside my comfort zone recently to see if any of them might be worthy of a wildcard entry to my wardrobe to amp up my casual style a bit. I haven't found anything yet but I have been surprised to see how some of them worked for me in a way I wouldn't have expected them to. That is, the particular item I tried on wasn't the right version for me, but I am now more open to trying on that sort of item because I think there may be a version out there that will work for me.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new#post-1439059 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 03:33:08 +0000 Sharon 1439059@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can imagine this on you - I bet it looks great! I think it would work beautifully with white. I think navy would work, too.</p> <p>I love to try new shapes. It is one of the joys of clothes shopping for me. Like Gaylene, I frequent a small number of shops and the sales people know me well enough to pick things out for me to try when I go in. One of the best fashion fun experiences I have had was going to the Winter launch of a retailer I buy from and getting to see lots of women of all different shapes, sizes and ages try on the new season stock. Instant feedback from the group when coming out of the change room and lots of opportunities to see what worked and what didn't for a range of body types. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new#post-1439034 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 03:06:12 +0000 Gaylene 1439034@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's one of the reasons I like to shop in the smaller boutiques. I usually have a pretty set idea of what I'm looking for when I go shopping, but I've recently taken to asking the sales assistants for help. I describe myself and/or the event and let them pick out things for me to try on--often items I'd never choose from the rack. Many don't work, but I've found some gems that otherwise I'd have never considered. </p> <p>The last time I did this was in a small boutique with a SA who looked in her late teens. It was fun, if a little scary at times when I saw what she had chosen, but she did make me reconsider items I'd otherwise have dismissed outright. What really made me laugh, though, was the wistful remark she made when she wrapped up my single purchase: "I wish my Mom would come in here and let me pick out some things for her to try on." </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new#post-1439033 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 03:04:50 +0000 Staysfit 1439033@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I still need to sort out how to style this. &nbsp;I don't wear black, but I thought maybe white pants or even light blue may work. &nbsp;I'm open to suggestion? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new#post-1439020 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 02:56:13 +0000 Sal 1439020@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love that blouse Staysfit, and I can see this really suiting you. &nbsp;Great sleeves!!</p> <p>I should push myself more. &nbsp;I tend to shop alone, often in a rush, and can stick with safe silhouettes - I am probably more open on colour than I am on shape. &nbsp;It can be surprising what does not have hanger appeal but looks wonderful on!!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new#post-1439019 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 02:56:03 +0000 Deborah 1439019@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is a beautiful blouse and I am sure it will look lovely. &nbsp;How do you see yourself styling this?</p> <p>And yes I try to extend myself and try on new things. &nbsp;There are some shapes, looks etc that I just know don't work but particularly if there is a new silhouette, new design of cut of garment, I like to see how it works on me.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/trying-something-new#post-1439014 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 02:49:54 +0000 Staysfit 1439014@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I went shopping with a friend today and forced myself to try on some things that she picked for me,&nbsp;that I might never have looked at otherwise. &nbsp;The find of the day, and one of &nbsp;very few purchases, was this blouse&nbsp;from WHBM. &nbsp; I was reluctant to try it because it looked boxy and large on the hanger,&nbsp;however, I was drawn to the color.&nbsp;&nbsp;I am&nbsp;surprised by how much I love the look overall. &nbsp;The sleeves are so interesting, esp. in person.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>I consider this&nbsp;a statement piece, and not something that I can mix and match very easily. &nbsp;It's trendier than most of the clothing I &nbsp;purchase. I'm glad my friend&nbsp;pushed me into&nbsp;new territory and helped freshen my closet for Spring.</p> <p>The lesson for me is to try new shapes and silhouettes, even if I think they won't work. &nbsp;How often do you push yourself to try something outside your typical range of silhouettes? &nbsp; </p>